GEORGE WASHINGTON COTANT

Officer Rank: Constable
Memorial Panel: 64-W: 27
Department: Elko County, Nevada, C.O.
End of Watch: September 29, 1937
Cause: AUTO
Age: 53
Years of Service: 20
Description: Constable Cotant died of a broken neck when his automobile overturned while returning from North Fork on official business. Constable Cotant lost control of the automobile when it came off a short steep hill. As the car started up the opposite hill, the car left the road and turned over. The coroner's jury ruled the death as accidental.
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